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Soquel goalie Rafael Suarez-Abraham selected MVP | All-SCCAL boys water polo
When boys water polo coaches in the Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League gather each fall to conduct all-league voting, it has been rare to see a goalie chosen as MVP.
Santa Cruz talent Violet Rubin caps four-year career with MVP honor | All-SCCAL girls water polo
All eyes were on Santa Cruz High water polo talent Violet Rubin from the outset of the season.
Santa Cruz girls volleyball earns sweep of Soquel, remains in second place in SCCAL | Local Roundup
Senior outside hitter Natalie Monroe had 18 kills, and Santa Cruz High’s girls volleyball team earned a 25-20, 26-24, 27-25 sweep of visiting Soquel in the teams’ Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League match Thursday.
San Jose’s Katie McIndoe takes first at 21st Mermaid Sprint Triathlon | Local Roundup
San Jose’s Katie McIndoe took first out of 128 athletes in the 21st Mermaid Sprint Triathlon in Capitola on Saturday.
Cabrillo football leveled by Los Medanos, 76-29 | Local Roundup
Cabrillo College quarterback Mario Cosma threw three touchdown passes, but the Seahawks’ football team gave up 70 or more points for the first time since 2022 and suffered a 76-29 loss to host Los Medanos in Pittsburg on Saturday.
Harbor, Santa Cruz have multiple sports teams honored for academic success | Local Roundup
When it comes to balancing athletics and athletics, multiple Harbor and Santa Cruz high teams more than made the grade.
Santa Cruz’s Matthias Cruz earns second MVP honor | All-SCCAL boys water polo
Senior water polo talent Matthias Cruz didn’t lead Santa Cruz High in any statistical categories this season. A team captain, Cruz led with a number of intangible skills.
Soquel goalie Madison Barwick plays big, earns top honor | All-SCCAL girls water polo
Soquel High water polo talent Madison Barwick loves blocking 5-meter shots. The senior goalie, considered undersized for the position at 5-foot-6, also loves shining in 1-on-1 situations. She knows it hypes up her teammates.
Eli Fitchen-Young sets course record in Cardinals’ race at UCSC | Local Roundup
Senior Eli Fitchen-Young broke Santa Cruz High’s 16-year-old course record at UC Santa Cruz and led the Cardinals to a 15-50 win over Harbor, 15-50, on Thursday. Mount Madonna had an incomplete squad in the tri-Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League meet.
Lauren Ohlsson wins medalist honors as Scotts Valley girls golf team goes 10-0 in SCCAL | Local Roundup
Scotts Valley High’s Lauren Ohlsson earned medalist honors, and the Falcons’ girls golf team beat Soquel 138-161 to finish 10-0 in Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League on Tuesday.
Harbor girls volleyball repeats as SCCAL champ with sweep of SV | Local Roundup
Senior outside hitter Isla Johnson had 16 kills and Harbor High’s girls volleyball team repeated as Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League regular-season champion with its 25-17, 25-11, 27-25 sweep of Scotts Valley on Thursday.
Three matches go to third-set tiebreakers as Aptos girls tennis knocks off Scotts Valley | Local Roundup
Aptos High’s girls tennis team won three singles matches and two doubles matches to secure a 5-2 win over Scotts Valley in the teams’ Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League match on Tuesday.
Aptos boys turn in photo finish in SCCAL cross country race | Local Roundup
Aptos High’s boys cross country team is fast and still improving.
Ava Decleve, Scotts Valley’s girls team take second at Artichoke Invitational | Local Roundup
Scotts Valley High junior Ava Decleve and Monte Vista Christian’s Kylie Brunelli posted top-five finishes in the small school division cross country race at the Artichoke Invitational in Half Moon Bay on Saturday.
Violet Rubin scores seven goals in Cardinals’ water polo win over Harbor | Local Roundup
Junior center Violet Rubin scored seven goals and drew two exclusions, and the Santa Cruz High girls water polo team emptied its bench in a 21-9 win over Harbor in the teams’ Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League match on Thursday night.
Santa Cruz slips past Aptos in girls water polo | Local Roundup
Seniors Giulia D’Souza and Daphne Olson each scored three goals to lead Santa Cruz High’s girls water polo team past Aptos 10-7 in the teams’ physical Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League battle Thursday.
Harbor volleyball rallies past Scotts Valley for five-set win | Local Roundup
Harbor High’s girls volleyball team, the defending Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League and Central Coast Section Division IV champion, held off Scotts Valley 13-25, 25-18, 17-25, 26-24, 15-11 in the teams’ league match Tuesday.
Aptos’ Brady Bliesner, MVC’s Kylie Brunelli lead local cross country runners at Jackie Henderson Memorial | Local Roundup
Aptos High’s Brady Bliesner took seventh and teammate Sam Hansen was eighth at the fifth annual Jackie Henderson Memorial Cross Country Invitational at North Monterey County High on Saturday..
SLV boys, Harbor girls win water polo openers | Local Roundup
Freshmen Forrest McKinley-Newby scored six goals, and San Lorenzo Valley High’s boys water polo team beat York 13-7 in its season opener Thursday.
Dozen county athletes finalize their college plans | Local Roundup
A dozen more senior student-athletes in Santa Cruz County participated in signing ceremonies over the past month, finalizing their commitments to four-year universities across the nation.
Grueling summer training helps Soquel’s Malloy Wiens earn league MVP | All-SCCAL boys water polo
Soquel High senior water polo talent Malloy Wiens was named MVP of the Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League for the 2023 season and was named second-team All-Central Coast Section.
Soquel senior Leah Murphy named league MVP | All-SCCAL girls water polo
Soquel High senior Leah Murphy was named MVP for the Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League for the 2023 season.
UCSC runner Eric Jackson earns All-American status at NCAA Championships | Local Roundup
Senior cross country runner Eric Jackson became UC Santa Cruz’s first All-American in over 40 years with his finish at the 2023 Division III Championships on Saturday at Big Spring High in Carlisle, Pennsylvania.
Local athletes solidify college plans on first day of NLI signing period | Local Roundup
The first day of National Letter of Intent signing period for all student-athletes competing in sports other than football opened Wednesday. The early signing period runs through Division I basketball runs through Wednesday. The period for all other athletes runs through Aug. 1.
Matt Troxell has been a source of inspiration at SLV for 25 years | Boys water polo
Coach Matt Troxell, 43, and his San Lorenzo Valley High water polo players will gather in the school’s cafeteria on Thursday evening for the program’s annual postseason banquet, a final feel-good evening together to officially cap the season.